This Crazy First-Person Footage Shows Korean Navy SEALs Taking Down Somali Pirates

Orvelin Valle
Jan 30, 2022 6:28 AM PST
1 minute read
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If you have a problem with Somali pirates, South Korean Navy SEALs know how to solve it.

Case in point comes in this remarkable footage captured by one of the operator's helmet-mounted cameras, while rescuing the crew of a hijacked freighter. The recently uploaded video shows how the Somali pirates' chances of getting away quickly decimate once the team boards the ship.

Also Read: Here's How US Navy SEALs Take Down A House

The footage is just over four minutes long, but the mission began long before boarding the ship. A South Korean destroyer chased the Samho Jewelry – an 11,500-ton chemical carrier – for eight days before it was safe enough to carry out the pre-dawn rescue. Once on board, another five hours would pass until the operation was over.

Officials in Seoul said all 21 members of the crew – 11 Burmese, eight Koreans, and two Indonesians – were safe after the rescue mission, according to The Guardian.

Here's the footage captured from the helmet-mounted camera. Check it out:

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